Saw-guide.



No. 865,621. v I PATBNTED SEPT. 10, 1907.

B. A. WADSWORTH.

SAW GUIDEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1906.

WITNESSES pieces, in which a saw is adapted to work.

BALYS A. WADSWORTH, OF HALE, OREGON.

SAW-GUIDE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1907.

Application filed May 17,1906. Serial N0- 317,360.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BALYS A. WADswon'rH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hale, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Saw-Guides, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to saw guides and more particularly to guidesused in cutting timber, the object being to provide a guide which can bequickly attached to the log to be cut, so that a perfectly square cutwill be obtained, thereby saving a great amount of timbers.

Another object of my invention is to provide the guide with means forsetting the same square on a log, so that a perfectly square cut will bemade.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure l is a rearperspective view of my improved guide. Fig. 2 is a front perspectiveview of my improved guide. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of myimproved guide showing it attached to the log. Fig. 4 is a top plan viewof the guide showing it attached to the log.

Referring to the drawings A, indicates the base which is formed out ofany suitable material, but preferably of wood having angled side piecesB, secured on its top at one end adjacent each side which are connectedtogether at their upper ends by a cross bar C, which prevents the samefrom spreading and the bar is provided with a central notch on its upperside, forming a sight for the purpose hereinafter fully described.

Strips D, are secured to the outside of the side piece B, and extendsforward flush with the bar 0, and are provided with vertical slots D,the inner edges of which are flush with the edges of the base and side Asight E, is secured centrally between the side piece 13, on the base A,adjacent one end, which consists of a plate E, having a member E hingedthereto adjacent one end provided with an opening adjacent its outer endforming a sight opening for the purpose hereinafter fully described.

Openings A are formed in the base A, through which spikes are adapted topass into the log for securing the same thereon.

The operation of the guide is as follows: Nails are driven into the logto be cut centrally adjacent one end and a lineman rod is held thereonin alinement with the spikes, then my improved guide is placed on theother end to be cut, the sight being lifted into a vertical position sothat the user can take a sight through the opening and notch in thecross bar, so that the guide can be adjusted on the log in alinementwith the longitudinal center and secured in that position by spikeswhich are driven through the opening in the base into the log. The sawis then placed in the slot and it will be readily seen that the log willbe cut square.

Having thus iully'described my invention, what I claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A saw-guide comprising a baseprovided with sides connected together by a crossbar, a sight formed insaid crossbar and a sight secured on said base in alinement with thesight on the cross-bar.

2. A saw-guide comprising a base having sides projecting upwardlytherefrom, slotted strips secured to said sides, a crossbar connectingsaid sides provided with a sight arranged on said base in alinement withsaid sight.

3. A saw guide comprising a base provided With,s1otted side members, anotched cross bar connecting said members forming a sight a foldingsight arranged on said base in alinernent with said sight, for thepurpose set forth.

4. The combination with a base provided with sides connected together bya cross-bar, of slotted saw-guides secured to said sides, a sight pointformed on said crossbar, a sight point mounted on said base, the twosight points being at right angles to the line of the sawguides, andmeans for securing said base on a log for the purpose described.

BALYS A. WADSWORTH.

Witnesses DARWIN HALE, PALLIC HALE.

